Proiect Beyond the Limits

ERASMUS+ · KEY ACTION 2 · KA203 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Beyond the Limits: Developing Entrepreneurship via Creativity in Schools is a European cooperation project funded under the Erasmus+ programme, Key Action 2 (KA2), within the Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education (KA203) category. Agora University of Oradea participated as a partner.

The project aimed to develop entrepreneurial competences through creativity, international collaboration and innovative learning methods, bringing together students, academic staff and organisations from seven countries.

With the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
Project funding administered through the Turkish National Agency for Erasmus+.

Project at a glance

Objectives and areas of activity

The central objective was to develop entrepreneurship education by fostering creativity. The project focused on:

• analysing students' training needs and entrepreneurial and creative competences;
• developing a curriculum and educational resources for entrepreneurship and creativity;
• using digital tools and learning through practical activities;
• organising intensive programmes for students and training and experience-sharing activities for academic staff;
• disseminating results through publications and international academic events.

International partnership

The consortium brought together eight organisations from seven countries:

• Sakarya University — Türkiye, coordinator;
• Agora University of Oradea — Romania;
• University of Coimbra — Portugal;
• University of Padua — Italy;
• De Montfort University — United Kingdom;
• University of Granada — Spain;
• University of Liepāja — Latvia;
• Centro Studi Cultura Sviluppo Associazione (CSCS) — Italy.

Participation of UAO students and academic staff

Members of the UAO community took part in international learning, collaboration and intercultural exchange activities within the project.

Intensive programme in Sakarya — January 2022

From 17 to 29 January 2022, UAO students and academic staff participated in the project's first intensive programme. Activities combined online courses with meetings and workshops on creativity at Sakarya University's campus, alongside intercultural presentations and activities.

Read the announcement about UAO's participation in Sakarya (PDF, in Romanian).

Intensive programme in Liepāja — September–October 2022

From 19 September to 1 October 2022, UAO students and academic staff participated in the second intensive programme, hosted by the University of Liepāja. The programme included an online component, in-person entrepreneurship courses and workshops, and cultural activities.

Read the announcement about UAO's participation in Liepāja (PDF, in Romanian).

Results and educational resources

One of the project's results is the English-language book Creative Learning for Entrepreneurship, published by Octaedro and available in open access. It provides resources for students, educators, researchers and anyone interested in creativity and entrepreneurship education.

The book includes contributions by UAO academics Felix-Angel Popescu, Dan Petrica and Laurențiu Petrila on methods for fostering students' creativity and developing an entrepreneurial mindset.

For further information about the project, activities and results, see:

• Beyond the Limits project portal;
• UAO's project announcement (PDF, in Romanian);
• Project profile on the coordinating university's website (in Turkish).

Contact

For information about UAO's participation in the project and international cooperation through Erasmus+, please contact:

Erasmus+ Department — Agora University of Oradea
Piața Tineretului no. 8, Oradea, Romania
Email: erasmus@univagora.ro

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